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RE: Old Photos with unidentified dates or locations - Charlie B - 08-20-2020

(08-20-2020, 05:55 AM)FiatFan Wrote: Good morning, Charlie.

I looked through Historic Aerials and although the track arraignment hasn't changed I still can't exactly place where the photo was taken.  Further study of the photo indicates track heading toward the background as if there might be a Y or just a siding.  Hope this helps.

Tom

The train may be heading into a yard. I have been exploring Google Earth, but things have changed so much I am wondering if it is now a trail.  It is a challenge

RE: Old Photos with unidentified dates or locations - jim currie - 08-20-2020

(08-20-2020, 07:00 AM)Charlie B Wrote:
(08-20-2020, 05:55 AM)FiatFan Wrote: Good morning, Charlie.

I looked through Historic Aerials and although the track arraignment hasn't changed I still can't exactly place where the photo was taken.  Further study of the photo indicates track heading toward the background as if there might be a Y or just a siding.  Hope this helps.

Tom

The train may be heading into a yard. I have been exploring Google Earth, but things have changed so much I am wondering if it is now a trail.  It is a challenge


try going to the library of congress site and look up the sanborn map collection   from what i could tell glancing at them you might have been in east hartford . though have never been close to that area but the sanborn maps might help.

RE: Old Photos with unidentified dates or locations - Charlie B - 08-20-2020

Good morning, Charlie.

I looked through Historic Aerials and although the track arraignment hasn't changed I still can't exactly place where the photo was taken.  Further study of the photo indicates track heading toward the background as if there might be a Y or just a siding.  Hope this helps.



try going to the library of congress site and look up the sanborn map collection   from what i could tell glancing at them you might have been in east hartford . though have never been  close to that area but the sanborn maps might help.
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Thanks Jim, I was looking at some pictures on the Conrail historical site taken in East Hartford and some looked similar but not exact, but they were taken 3 years after these so a great possibility. 
Charlie